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| Transmission Date: | Wednesday 26th March 1980 |
| Channel: | BBC One |
| Time: | 19.30-21.00 |
| Venue: | BBCTV Theatre London |
Presenter: | Terry Wogan |
| Musical Director: | John Coleman |
Producer: | Stewart Morris |
| Sound: | Hugh Barker |
| Lighting: | Dickie Higham |
| Design: | Victor Meredith |
Voting: | Fourteen regional juries: Aberdeen, Newcastle, Plymouth, Leeds, Southampton, Bangor, London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Bristol, Norwich & Manchester |
Winning Song: | Love Enough For Two Prima Donna |
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Songs
| SONG | Composer(s) | Performer(s) | Group Members | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Don't Throw Your Love Away | Peter Morris | Scramble (Formerly known as Beano) | Freddie Philips, Ken Smith, Richard Tallant & John Birch | 97 | 6 |
| 2 | Happy Everything | Geoff Stephens & Don Black | Maggie Moone | - | 131 | 1 |
| 3 | Easy | Stewart Freeman (Colin Stewart, Alan Stewart, Paul Stewart and Robert Freeman) | Plain Sailing | Colin Stewart, Alan Stewart, Paul Stewart, Robert Freeman, Alan Coulter & Dave Wintour | 111 | 4 |
| 4 | Here We'll Stay | Tony Colton & Jean Roussell | Sonja Jones | - | 56 | 11 |
| 5 | Love Enough For Two | Stephanie De-Sykes & Stuart Slater | Prima Donna | Danny Finn, Alan Coates, Lance Aston, Sally Ann Triplett, Kate Robbins & Jane Robbins | 131 | 1 |
| 6 | Symphony For You | Johnny Goodison & Keith Mansfield | Jacqui Scott | - | 67 | 8 |
| 7 | Love Is Alive | Paul Curtis | Duke & The Aces | Paul Curtis, Roland Wollens, Nichola Martin, Tim Clark, Pippa Urry & Bruno Tonioli | 94 | 7 |
| 8 | Everything's All Right | Roy Winston | Roy Winston | - | 58 | 10 |
| 9 | Love Comes, Love Grows | Gary Sulsh, Stuart Leathwood | Midnite | Eddie Howell & Lynne Hillier | 62 | 9 |
| 10 | Gonna Do My Best | Terry Bradford | The Main Event | Terry Bradford, Helen Baley, Cheryl Baker & Keith Hasler with Josephine Andrews & Julia Roberts | 45 | 12 |
| 11 | I Want To Be Me | Mick Flinn & Mark Stevens | Pussyfoot | Mick Flinn, Fiona Tucker, Jude Allen, Jackie Dixon, Donna Jones & Annabel Rees | 111 | 4 |
| 12 | Surrender (see footnote) | Richard Gillinson | Kim Clark | - | 29 | 3 |
| 1. Don't Throw Your Love Away by Peter Morris 2. Happy Everything by Geoff Stephens & Don Black 3. Easy by Stewart Freeman 4. Here We'll Stay by Tony Colton & Jean Roussell 5. Love Enough For Two by Stephanie De-Sykes & Stuart Slater 6. Symphony For You by Johnny Goodison & Keith Mansfield 7. Love Is Alive by Paul Curtis 8. Everything's All Right by Roy Winston 9. Love Comes, Love Grows by Gary Sulsh & Stuart Leathwoo 10. Gonna Do My Best by Terry Bradford 11. I Want To Be Me by Mick Flinn & Mark Stevens 12. Surrender* by Richard Gillinson * Surrender replaced a song called Tell Me composed by Marty Kristian & Brian Engel and sung byThe New Seekers which had been disqualified from the competition A more detailed song listing for this event may be viewed on desktop, laptop and tablet devices |
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Scoreboard
| 1st. Love Enough For Two - Prima Donna* 2nd. Happy Everything - Maggie Moone 3rd. Surrender - Kim Clark 4th =. Easy - Plain Sailing 4th =.I Want To Be Me - Pussyfoot 6th. Don't Throw Your Love Away - Scramble 7th. Love Is Alive - Duke & The Aces 8th. Symphony For You - Jacqui Scott 9th. Love Comes, Love Grows - Midnite 10th. Everything's All Right - Roy Winston 11th. Here We'll Stay - Sonja Jones 12th. Gonna Do My Best - The Main Event * Love Enough For Two was declared the winner after a tie break voting round A more detailed scoreboard for this event may be viewed on desktop, laptop and tablet devices |
| SONG | Aberdeen | Newcastle | Plymouth | Leeds | Southampton | Bangor | London | Cardiff | Birmingham | Glasgow | Belfast | Bristol | Norwich | Manchester | Points | Position | |
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| 1 | Don't Throw Your Love Away | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 97 | 6 |
| 2 | Happy Everything | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 131 | 1 |
| 3 | Easy | 6 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 111 | 4 |
| 4 | Here We'll Stay | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 11 |
| 5 | Love Enough For Two | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 131 | 1 |
| 6 | Symphony For You | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 8 |
| 7 | Love Is Alive | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 94 | 7 |
| 8 | Everything's All Right | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 58 | 10 |
| 9 | Love Comes, Love Grows | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 62 | 9 |
| 10 | Gonna Do My Best | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 12 |
| 11 | I Want To Be Me | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 111 | 4 |
| 12 | Surrender (see footnote) | 12 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 129 | 3 |
Tie Break
| SONG | Aberdeen | Newcastle | Plymouth | Leeds | Southampton | Bangor | London | Cardiff | Birmingham | Glasgow | Belfast | Bristol | Norwich | Manchester | TOTAL | Position |
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| 02 - Happy Everything | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| 05 - Love Enough For Two | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Voting information taken with permission from Songs For Europe Volume Three - The 1980s by Gordon Roxburgh |
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Prima Donna at The Eurovision Song Contest 1980 |
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At The Eurovision Song Contest 1980
| At the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 in The Hague, Netherlands on Saturday 19th April 1980, Love Enough For Two finished in 3rd place with 106 points. The song was conducted by John Coleman. Terry Wogan provided the commentary for BBC One Television. Steve Jones provided the commentary for both BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2. |